Rethink needed on Cregmore Crossroads safety measures says Grealish
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Plans to stagger traffic at the junction on the Cregmore crossroads will “have no impact” on car speeds and will not make the crossroads any safer for pedestrians.
Read more ...Beat the stress, get boxing
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
A new concept in stress management sport returns to Galway this month in the form of White Collar Boxing.
Read more ...Pedestrian dies in Tuam road tragedy
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
A man lost his life when he was struck by a car in Tuam in the early hours of Sunday.
Read more ...A late train to Russia
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Iarnród Éireann has announced travel arrangements for the Ireland v Russia soccer international on Friday October 8 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Read more ...A historians’ Round Table - an open invitation
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Many years ago I had the privilege of being invited, with Alf MacLochlain, then the Librarian at NUI Galway, to contribute to a Radio One programme on the state of the Irish publishing industry, which was then flourishing for the first time in the country’s history.
Read more ...Evergreen recognised for commitment to training and education
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Evergreen Healthfoods has once again gained industry recognition for their commitment to training and education when staff member Kate Malascova placed top of the class [Ireland] in the Diploma in Health Food Retailing exams for 2009, certified with the Health Food Institute in the UK.
Read more ...The Village Nursing Care centre short listed for NHI Care Award
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
The Village Nursing Care Centre in Craughwell has recently been short-listed for an NHI care award. The award category, “The Nursing Home Community Initiative Award”, was established to celebrate the contribution that nursing homes make to the local community.
“Nursing homes don’t exist in isolation, but instead are a part of local communities. Many nursing homes play a significant role in their local communities and indeed enable many older people or people with disabilities to remain connected with their local community” explain the NHI.
Read more ...Launch of book on the Galwegian who helped found The Tories
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
A NEW book on John Wilson Croker, the Galwegian who played a key role in the development of the Conservative Party in Britain, will be launched tomorrow.
Read more ...Public meeting to start major ‘people’s history of Galway’ project
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
The Galway City Museum, the Galway Arts Centre, and the Town Hall Theatre, are joining forces to mount a major celebration on the history and heritage of the city.
The museum, arts centre, and theatre are calling on volunteers from across the city to help research exhibitions, build sets, gather information, help with art projects, and present family heirlooms for what will be the largest community project of its kind ever seen in Galway.
Read more ...Fianna Fáil fear losing Galway seats if Cowen remains leader
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
For the moment Brian Cowen is safe in his position as Taoiseach, but let no one be fooled, he is a dead man walking. He says he is not “on probation” but the only one who believes that is himself.
Read more ...Let’s get Taoiseach’d
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
There are innumerable words for having had too much to drink, such as hammered, sloshed, wasted, and blotto. Now to this lexicon of debauchery we can add ‘Taoiseach’d’.
Read more ...Michael D throws his name into Áras ring
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
The role of the President of Ireland is not one that is aloof or removed from day to day life, but a position which can allow the head of state the “freedom to address issues which are not being addressed”.
Read more ...Two men arrested for hit and run
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Two men, apprehended shortly after a serious hit and run which resulted in a woman being brought to hospital and traffic gridlock, were questioned for several hours before being released without charge yesterday morning.
Read more ...Piston broke — What’s the story, morning glory?
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
We are blessed to have a Taoiseach who is very good at impressions. Word is the current incumbent was up ‘til the early hours in The Ardilaun mimicking Micheal O Muircheartaigh. He follows in a long line of Taoisigh who are adept at doing impressions. The previous officeholder used to do an hilarious impression of a socialist, while his stand-up routines about loo-las and economists hanging themselves are the stuff of legend. While The Squire Haughey did a fantastic impression of a porn star, screwing the entire country and its gossip columnists at the same time, saying ‘take it baby.’ Ah, they’re a gas lot, the FFers when it comes to entertaining us with an auld camalya song or versions of Phil Coulter songs. But back to Biffo, the man of the moment. His star impression is that of a drunk. In fact, he’s so good at it, he doesn’t even know he’s doing it, and that they say is the sign of a class act (no, not you Bev, you’re a different class act). Brianeen can sound so drunk and be stone cold sober. The Clara Amateur Drama Society must be wondering how they let him slip through the net and into politics. Niall Toibin, Frank Kelly, Eamonn Morrissey have nothing on this man when it comes to playing a drunk. He can slur the words and do the walk like a star. The secret about playing a drunk though is not to flail arms and stagger around the place. On the contrary, drunks are mostly upstanding people, concentrating very hard on their next step, their next word. So hard in fact that they miss that step or confuse the words Croke Park with the words Good Friday and then top it off with a bit of a laugh.
Read more ...Piston broke — What’s the story, morning glory?
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
We are blessed to have a Taoiseach who is very good at impressions. Word is the current incumbent was up ‘til the early hours in The Ardilaun mimicking Micheal O Muircheartaigh. He follows in a long line of Taoisigh who are adept at doing impressions. The previous officeholder used to do an hilarious impression of a socialist, while his stand-up routines about loo-las and economists hanging themselves are the stuff of legend. While The Squire Haughey did a fantastic impression of a porn star, screwing the entire country and its gossip columnists at the same time, saying ‘take it baby.’ Ah, they’re a gas lot, the FFers when it comes to entertaining us with an auld camalya song or versions of Phil Coulter songs. But back to Biffo, the man of the moment. His star impression is that of a drunk. In fact, he’s so good at it, he doesn’t even know he’s doing it, and that they say is the sign of a class act (no, not you Bev, you’re a different class act). Brianeen can sound so drunk and be stone cold sober. The Clara Amateur Drama Society must be wondering how they let him slip through the net and into politics. Niall Toibin, Frank Kelly, Eamonn Morrissey have nothing on this man when it comes to playing a drunk. He can slur the words and do the walk like a star. The secret about playing a drunk though is not to flail arms and stagger around the place. On the contrary, drunks are mostly upstanding people, concentrating very hard on their next step, their next word. So hard in fact that they miss that step or confuse the words Croke Park with the words Good Friday and then top it off with a bit of a laugh.
Read more ...Number of men seeking help from Galway Rape Crisis Centre has doubled
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
The number of men contacting Galway Rape Crisis Centre has almost doubled in the past three years according to its 2009 annual report, which will be launched tomorrow (Friday).
Read more ...Pensioner charged with indecent assault
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
A Limerick pensioner has been charged with 25 counts of indecently assaulting a male more than 40 years ago.
Read more ...New laws passed for rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages will have to operate under new laws passed by City Hall this week. However the location for the horse and carriage set down and hiring stand has yet to be fully decided.
Read more ...Auditions for Renmore panto
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Auditions for the 32nd Renmore Panto, Sleeping Beauty, take place this month in Renmore Scouts Den, near the Kingfisher.
The first set of auditions take place on Tuesday for dancers and orchestra singers, aged 15 and over. The next set is for the adult principal roles on September 28 and 29. All auditions start at 7.30pm.
Read more ...Islamic leader to lay foundation stone for new mosque
Thu, Sep 16, 2010
The Supreme Head of the global Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, will lay the foundation stone for Galway’s first major mosque this weekend.
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